Netflix announces “Making a Murderer” season 2 premiere date

Almost three years after “Making a Murderer” became one of Netflix’s most celebrated documentary series, the streaming service is preparing to release a follow-up season.

Netflix announced yesterday that part 2 of “Making a Murderer,” a 10-episode season, will begin streaming on Oct. 19.

Season 2 will follow Steven Avery and his co-defendant and nephew Brendan Dassey through their post-conviction processes.

Avery is serving a life sentence for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach, which occurred two years after he was released from prison, where he had served 18 years for a crime he didn’t commit.

Filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos return for the second season, which follows Avery’s post-conviction lawyer Kathleen Zellner, who works to try and prove that Avery was wrongly convicted and win his freedom.